

RECLASSIFICATION OF SUBFAMILY AGRYPNINAE 169 
Agrypnus insularis (Candéze) comb. n. 
Lacon insularis Candéze, 1874 : 74. 
Adelocera insularis (Candéze) Fleutiaux, 1926 : 98. 
The description is based on an unrecorded number of specimens of variable 
appearance from the Indian Archipelago, the Moluccas, New Guinea, Batchian 
and Malacca. Candéze comments that it was found often by Wallace. 
Lectotype (designated by Van Zwaluwenburg, 1959 : 353). INDONESIA: 4g, 
C. W. Mysol; Janson coll. 1903.130; insularis [Cand.] (BMNH). In view of the 
fact that Candéze’s second collection (see p. 171) is in the IRSNB, Brussels it is 
strange that Van Zwaluwenburg selected the specimen in the BMNH as the 
lectotype. However as it agrees with the description, comes from the published 
locality and bears Candéze’s determination label, there is no justification for 
rejecting Van Zwaluwenburg’s action. 
Paralectotypes. Van Zwaluwenburg records that the lectotype is the first of 
nine specimens but he does not indicate whether he believes the remaining eight 
specimens to be part of the original syntype series. I have been able to discover 
only the following seven specimens from the type-localities in the BMNH. I ex., 
only right elytron remaining, labels as lectotype. 2 3g, N.W. New Guinea/C.W.; 
Janson coll. 1903.130; insularis [Cand.] 2 9, same locality and collection, one bears 
a note ‘pas de sillons’ in Candéze’s hand writing. 9, Batchian/C.W. gl.; Janson 
coll. 1903.130; Lacon insularis Cand., named by Candéze [Gahan]. This specimen 
differs from the New Guinea females, which I believe to be correctly identified, 
in that there is no pore on the fourth visible abdominal sternite. It belongs to 
a species unknown to me. I 9, Waigou/C.W.; Janson coll. 1903.130; Lacon 
insularis Cand., named by Candéze [Gahan]. This specimen also differs from 
the New Guinea specimens in that there is a pore on both the third and fourth 
visible abdominal sternite. It belongs to a species unknown to me (BMNH). 
I 9, Malacca [sic]; Lacon insularis Cdz. Molucc. [sic] [Candéze, yellow border]; 
Collection E. Candéze; Lacon insularis Cd. det. E. Candéze [IRSNB, Brussels 
curatorial label] (IRSNB, Brussels). The different localities on the two labels 
are probably due to an error in copying. The specimen measures 7:5 mm, compared 
with a published length of 5-6mm. The fifth visible abdominal sternite bears 
a shiny patch and there is no pore on the fourth sternite. The specimen is not 
conspecific with the paralectotype from New Guinea in the BMNH. 1 3, Malacca 
Collection E. Candéze; Lacon insularis Cd. det. E. Candéze [IRSNB, Brussels 
curatorial label] (IRSNB), correctly identified. 
The specimen (2) from Sarawak [Borneo] (BMNH) recorded by Van Zwaluwenburg 
(loc. cit.) is correctly identified. 
Agrypnus insulsus (Candéze) comb. n. 
Tilotarsus [sic] insulsus Candéze, 1895) : 57. 
Lobotarsus insulsus (Candéze) Schwarz, 1906 : 30. 
